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Beckman Glucose Analyzer
- Circa 1969
The Glucose Analyzer was developed by James Sternberg in 1969 and was one of several very successful medical testing and analysis instruments that Beckman Instruments produced in the 1970s. Its size, speed, and price…
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A female technician applies a sample to a Beckman Amino Acid Analyzer
- 1960s
First marketed in 1960, the Beckman/Spinco Model 120 Amino Acid Analyzer allowed users to quickly perform amino acid chromatography. This unidentified model is likely a contemporary of the 120.
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Glucose Analyzer Operating Manual
- Beckman Instructions 83513-B
- 1969-Oct
The Glucose Analyzer was developed by James Sternberg in 1969 and was one of several very successful medical testing and analysis instruments that Beckman Instruments produced in the 1970s. Its size, speed, and price…
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Woman operating a Beckman Type CE EEG
- 1968
Electroencephalographs are used to monitor and record electrical activity of the brain.
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Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for Menopause and Menstruation
- After 1900 – before 1968
Lydia E. Pinkham brand "Vegetable Compound", containing extract of Piscidia Erythrina (Jamaica Dogwood), Asclepias Tuberosa (Pleurisy Root), Cimicifuga Racemosa (Black Cohosh), Vitamin B1, Dandelion, and other…
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Beckman Type CE Electroencephalograph, rear interior view
- 1968
Electroencephalographs are used to monitor and record electrical activity of the brain.
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Beckman Type 945 Lead Terminator
- 1968
This instrument was designed to be incorporated into electroencephalograph units and included an impedance meter. An electroencephalogram test detects electrical impulses in the brain via electrodes attached to the…
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Prototype Continuous Glucose Monitor
- 1968-Jan-18
The document describes the components, operating instructions, troubleshooting, and maintenance of a prototype device. Handwritten notes were added to pages 27 and 31.
The Glucose Analyzer was developed by James…
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Narrative of glucose analyzer development
- 1967
The handwritten account, possibly written by James C. Sternberg, is missing early pages.
The Glucose Analyzer was developed by James Sternberg in 1969 and was one of several very successful medical testing and analysis…
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Beckman Model L2 and Model L2-65 Ultracentrifuges
- Circa 1967
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…
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Beckman Integrated Medical and Behavioral Laboratory Measurement System (IMBLMS)
- 1966
In 1966, Beckman Instruments' Advanced Technology Operations (ATO) was responsible for some program support of this system made for NASA under subcontract to the (then) Lockheed Missiles and Space Company. Specifically,…
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Beckman Model L4 Ultracentrifuge and Zonal Ultracentrifuge
- Undated
- 1963-May
- 1966-Jan
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…
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William Birnbaum with a Phonocardiogram System
- Circa 1965
Electronics Engineer William Birnbaum demonstrates a Phonocardiogram System (including at Type 531 Oscilloscope), manufactured by Beckman Instruments. This instrument was used on at least one of the Project Gemini…
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Robert Gafford with Cardiovascular Reflex Conditioning System
- Circa 1965
Dr. Robert Gafford, a project manager for Beckman Instruments, holds a Cardiovascular Reflex Conditioning System. This instrument was used aboard at least one of the Project Gemini manned spaceflights in 1965-1966 in an…
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Monitoring Gear for Environment Chamber
- 1965
An unidentified man wearing a vest containing sensory equipment, standing beside monitoring gear for environmental chamber. Per the label on the vest, the equipment was fabricated for a NASA contract, NAS 9-3910, which…
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Micro sampling parotid secretion
- 1965
This study was developed for NASA by Beckman Instruments' Space Engineering Group (SEG) in 1964. The SEG developed the prototype hardware required to store and analyze saliva from astronauts as part of monitoring their…
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Man holding Beckman cardiovascular reflex conditioner
- 1965
This cardiovascular reflex conditioning system was designed by Beckman Instruments' Space Engineering Group (SEG) in 1964 for NASA's Projects Gemini and Apollo. This system was part of astronauts' flight suits and would…
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Chuck Kayser with oscilloscope
- Circa 1965
Kayser, a Beckman Instruments project engineer, is holding electroencephalograph electrodes and a signal conditioner. This oscilloscope-based device was used aboard at least one of the Gemini spacecrafts to monitor…
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Beckman physiological and cardiovascular monitoring system
- 1965
This cardiovascular reflex conditioning system was designed by Beckman Instruments' Space Engineering Group (SEG) in 1964 for NASA's Projects Gemini and Apollo. This system was part of astronauts' flight suits and would…
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Beckman Phonocardiogram System (Welded Modules)
- 1965
Phonocardiographs record and plot the sounds made by the heart. This instrument was designed for use by Project Gemini astronauts.
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Beckman Phonocardiogram System
- 1965
Phonocardiographs record and plot the sounds made by the heart. This instrument was designed for use by Project Gemini astronauts.
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Beckman O2 Partial Pressure Transducer
- 1965
The oxygen transducer monitored a monkey's air supply on a 30 day Biosatellite Program mission.
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Beckman O2 Partial Pressure Transducer
- 1965
The oxygen transducer monitored a monkey's air supply on a 30 day Biosatellite Program mission.
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Beckman Electroencephalogram Signal Conditioner (EEG)
- 1965
The EEG was developed for use by Project Gemini astronauts.
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Electroencephalography, Electronics in space medicine, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman EEG Modules
- 1965
Electroencephalographs are used to monitor and record electrical activity of the brain. These were developed for NASA, for monitoring astronauts' brain activity.